Got another 26mm at Johnniesdale overnight. The N'waponi river in front of camp came down in flood at 4 a.m., and is still flowing swiftly. It must have rain a lot more to the south, as the much bigger Nhlaralumi River has risen to a level where you can only just get a proper 4x4 through. The N'waponi flows into the Nhlaralumi, which in turn flows into the Olifants.

I'm stuck here, because the incompetents at Avis gave me VW Transporter instead of the SUV I booked.

After 2 very heavy storms in the Orpen area we couldn't believe how much the Timbavati river had risen.What was just a slow moving stream yesterday had changed overnight into a fast flowing river wall to wall. Now at Satara and just some thunder about earlier but seems to have gone away for now.

Lots of rain at Talamati last night but away drive up to Orpen this morning. The Timbavati river is a raging torrent though, have never seen it like this. Currently overcast and humid but no rain. Booked into Bitamiti from Saturday which could prove interesting.

Due to heavy rains in and around the southern part of Kruger National Park (KNP) several roads have been closed. Guests are advised not to use any gravel roads and to stay on the tar roads.

The Crocodile Bridge Gate is closed due to the flooding of the Crocodile River. Guests are advised to use the alternative route from Lower Sabie to access Crocodile Bridge Camp.

The Wolhuter trail, Bushman trail and the Sweni trail are also all closed due to the rain. Guests booked at these Wilderness trails are advised to contact Hester van den Berg 012 426 5117; hesther.vandenberg@sanparks.org for changes to bookings.

Guest are hereby notified that opening or travelling on a road that has been closed constitutes an offence and such offenders can be fined. Also please note that it is dangerous to cross low level bridges due to the possibility of being washed away.

Staying at Letaba- it poured buckets last night with lots of thunder and lightning. Clear in the morning and much much cooker as it was oppressively hot and humid yesterdayGravel roads not passable with anything but a 4x4- our car is not car enough to make it.At Oliphants now- power out, river raging but not rainingNot staying here thoughReally worried about access to Biyamiti on Sunday with our car

We drove up to Olifants today and were shocked at the level of the Olifants river, raging chocolate brown bank to bank.We also popped into the Timbavati picnic spot and were equally stunned by the water levels there.

Have finally arrived in Satara after been trapped in Talamati for most of the day. The official word is that guests were airlifted out but alas we ended up driving our own vehicle through Manyeleti and up to Orpen. At least we still have our car and possessions as it we were airlifted we wouldn't. The river came right up the the units porches but had subsidled by 3pm when we finally left. The Timbavati river has also subsided greatly since yesterday.